Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.

Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines.

Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care.

Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.

Job Description:

SCOPE: Responsible for the front desk reception area, communications coordination, and patient registration. Responsible for supporting all functions such as collecting copays, queuing patients, assisting with medical chart management. Responsible for notifying medical staff if a patient needs assistance in waiting area.

FUNCTIONS:

1.    Management of incoming phone calls to the center
2.    Business office liaison
3.    Medical chart management
4.    Patient registration, communication, and copays
5.    Coordination of all patient scheduling
 

QUALIFICATIONS:

High School diploma or equivalent required

2 years’ of patient access/reception in a clinical setting required; Oncology experience a plus

Knowledge of medical terminology required

Knowledge of insurance benefits, authorization process and contracting highly preferred